Citation & Referencing

Learning how to correctly cite your sources is an important part of your studies. This site collects useful information resources to help you feel more confident when citing and referencing the work of others in your assignments.

Remember: if you would like additional support, you are always welcome to visit Leeper Library and access the citation knowledge of our highly skilled librarians, it's part of what we're trained for! Foundation Studies students can post a question in the Leeper Library for Students Team and one of our librarians will reply as soon as possible (in business hours).

Other sources of in-depth citation information are library staff at The University of Melbourne - check out their Chat with a Librarian service on every page of the library website, and your subject tutor - especially helpful for unusual sources.

re:cite

The official citation and referencing source of the University of Melbourne Library. Includes APA7, APA6, Harvard, Vancouver, Chicago A & B, MLA, AGLC and Cambridge referencing information.

Referencing essentials

Academic integrity is imperative to the research process. This summary document from the University of Melbourne library briefly outlines the essential elements of referencing.

APA7 Referencing information and examples

APA7 Referencing Information and Examples
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Looking for more referencing help?

If you have an unusual source to cite, or just want to talk through citations and referencing in more detail you can contact library staff at Leeper Library or the University of Melbourne or your subject tutor for specialist advice.

Additional referencing resources

There's always more to learn with referencing, so here are some more resources that can help resolve your citation questions.

  • APA Style Blog 7th edition: posts from the APA authority, the American Psychological Association, which answer practically every APA7 citation question.

  • Style manual for authors, editors and printers by Snooks. The definitive Harvard style guide. Available from the library main collection, call number 808.027 STY.6

  • Vancouver: Citing Medicine : The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers 2nd edition by Patrias & Wendling. A freely available online version of this manual.

  • The MLA Style Center is an online resource by the authors of this style, the Modern Language Association.

  • The Chicago manual of style (16th ed.) by The University of Chicago. Used for both Chicago A and Chicago B referencing. Available from the library main collection, call number 808.0270973 CHI

  • AGLC 4th ed.: a free PDF covering AGLC is available via this webpage, although you will have to login to UoM's system to access it.

  • You may also be interested in some other options for reference management, such as software. The University of Melbourne has a great site on your reference management options so you can determine what might work best for you.